South Dakota statute

SDCL § 22-29-1 — Perjury--Violation

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 29: Perjury And False Official Statements, South Dakota Codified Laws.

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Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.

SDCL § 22-29-1Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Any person who, having taken an oath to testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, before any competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any state or federal proceeding or action in which such an oath may by law be administered, states, intentionally and contrary to the oath, any material matter which the person knows to be false, is guilty of perjury.

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